Transformation or Continuation of Neoliberalism: Analysis of Adult Education for Sustainable Development

Zaključno delo proučuje in predstavlja pojav neoliberalnih tendenc na širši družbeni ravni, v izobraževanju odraslih in trajnostnem razvoju ter v interakciji vseh treh področji. Temo naslovimo v treh teoretskih poglavjih. V prvem delu predstavimo zgodovino neoliberalizma ter kakšen naj bi bil nenapisan program družbe Mont Pèlerin v 80. letih prejšnjega stoletja. Zgodovinsko analizo in »klasične« izpeljave neoliberalnih avtorjev dopolnimo s sodobnimi koncepti. V prvi polovici drugega dela se dotaknemo neoliberalnih tendenc v vzgoji in izobraževanju na splošno, kjer se sprehodimo skozi teme človeškega kapitala, managerskega diskurza in neoliberalne subjektivnosti. Druga polovica poglavja je natančneje zaznamovana z izobraževanjem odraslih, kjer prek že obstoječih analiz predstavimo mednarodne in nacionalne trende na področju. V zadnjem teoretskem poglavju se dotaknemo okoljske problematike, ki jo tudi predstavimo. V nadaljevanju vzpostavimo polje kritike koncepta trajnostnega razvoja. Navsezadnje se dotaknemo tudi povezave trajnostnega razvoja in izobraževanja odraslih kjer na podlagi predhodnih poglavij sklepamo, da so v konceptu in pridruženem izobraževanju odraslih prisotne neoliberalne tendence. Sklepamo tudi o vplivu, ki ga imajo nad področjem mednarodne organizacije, ki prednostno naslavljajo področje ekonomije, na obrobje pa potisnejo dimenzije okolja in družbe. V razpravi predstavimo možnost nadaljnjega razvijanja teoretske podlage za oblikovanje analitskega modela in posledične raziskave.The thesis examines and presents the emergence of neoliberal tendencies at the broader societal level, in adult education and sustainable development, and in the interaction of all the three areas. The topic is addressed in three theoretical chapters. In the first part, we present the history of neoliberalism and what Mont Pèlerin society\u27s unwritten agenda in the 1980s was supposed to be. The historical analysis and the "classical" derivations of the neoliberal authors are complemented by contemporary concepts. In the first half of the second part, we touch upon neoliberal tendencies in education in general, going through the themes of human capital, managerial discourse, and neoliberal subjectivity. The second half of the chapter is more specifically characterised by adult education, where we present international and national trends in the field through existing analyses. In the last theoretical chapter, we first touch upon environmental issues and present them. We then establish a field of critique of the concept of sustainable development. Finally, we touch upon the link between sustainable development and adult education, where, on the basis of the previous chapters, we conclude that neoliberal tendencies are present in the concept and in the associated adult education. We also draw conclusions about the influence exerted over the field by international organisations that give priority to the economic sphere and relegate the environmental and social dimensions to the periphery. In the discussion, we present the possibility of further developing the theoretical basis for the formulation of an analytical model and subsequent research